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Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against Bruins
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Casey DeSmith for Tuesday’s home game against the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena. In nine games this season, DeSmith has a 6-2-0 record along with a 2.23 goals against average, a .912 save percentage and one shutout. His last start came in...
As Penguins stars were shining, there’s plenty you may have missed in the NHL
As a Penguins fan, you may have been distracted by the stars on display Monday night at PPG Paints Arena during a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins. Sidney Crosby scored from an impossible angle, to go along with two assists. No angle? No problem.Just Sidney Crosby things. pic.twitter.com/sZkfu7ydRx— Pittsburgh...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Bruins 1Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-1 win against the Bruins: Evgeni Malkin continues to roll on as his scoring streak has reached eight games. The Penguins’ forward punctuated his night with a power-play goal in the second period that helped secure victory. While it wasn’t the game-winning goal, it did mean...
Evgeni Malkin keeps rolling, lifts Penguins past Bruins
Even with five games over seven days, it might be a tad dramatic to suggest the Pittsburgh Penguins need to beware the Ides of March. But they certainly seem to have taken a few more precautions than Julius Caesar ever did for a challenging portion of the month. “You’ve got...
Penguins to allow almost 5,000 fans once attendance limits change
The Pittsburgh Penguins plan to welcome almost 5,000 fans per game to PPG Paints Arena as soon as revamped limits on the size of gatherings in Pennsylvania take effect. On Monday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced changes to pandemic-related attendance restrictions that limited indoor sporting events to 15% of capacity. Arenas...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Valtteri Puustinen moves up among Liiga goal-scoring leadersVideo
A weekly look at how Penguins prospects and minor leaguers have fared over the past seven days: • In Finland’s Liiga, forward Valtteri Puustinen scored on a power-play goal for HPK in a 5-2 road win against JYP on Thursday. He followed that up Saturday by scoring two goals, including...
First Call: Are Steelers keeping Al Villanueva?; Penguins watching red-hot Islanders; scouting the Bruins
Could a certain Steelers veteran re-sign during free agency after all? That’s where we start Monday’s “First Call.” We also look at the Penguins’ next opponent after they dismissed the Buffalo Sabres. We keep an eye on the division-leading New York Islanders. And we have a mixed bag on the...
Report: Rangers place Jack Johnson on waivers
The New York Rangers reportedly placed much-maligned former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson on waivers on Sunday. NHL Network insider Elliotte Friedman first reported the move. Johnson signed a one-year, $1.15 million deal with the Rangers just days after the Penguins bought out his contract. The Penguins put Johnson on...
Brian Dumoulin makes loud and clear difference for PenguinsVideo
The Penguins dressing room has sounded a little different over the past week or so. After all, Brian Dumoulin is back in the lineup. And he picks the music. “Our locker room DJ,” forward Kasperi Kapanen said. “We’ve got the tunes back on.” “He’s good about mixing it up,” goaltender...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by CrunchVideo
Goaltender Emil Larmi made 19 saves on 22 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who were shut out by the Syracuse Crunch, 3-0, at the Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse, N.Y. on Saturday. It was the first time Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (5-3-2-1) had been shut out this season. Highlights: The Penguins’ next...
Penguins shut out Sabres, extend winning streak to 5 games
By any measure — be it by record, eye test or even a graduated cylinder — the Buffalo Sabres are the worst team in the NHL. They’ve held that designation a handful of times over the past decade, having not qualified for the postseason since 2011. That said, they know...
Penguins forward Colton Sceviour presses on after a disjointed week
Last week didn’t start ideally for Pittsburgh Penguins fourth-line forward Colton Sceviour as he still was stuck on the NHL’s list of absences related to covid-19 protocol after landing on it the previous weekend. Then he had a pretty awful case of the Mondays when he was placed on waivers....
Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against Sabres
The Penguins are scheduled to start backup goaltender Casey DeSmith for Saturday’s road game against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. In eight games this season, DeSmith has a 5-2-0 record along with a 2.52 goals against average and a .901 save percentage. DeSmith has played in two career games...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 3, Sabres 0Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-0 win against the Sabres: When he reached the 20-goal mark for the first time in his career last season, Bryan Rust could barely stifle a smile. He achieved that plateau during a 2-1 road win on Jan. 17, 2020 against the Detroit Red Wings, his...
Minor league report: Nailers, Alex D’Orio lose in overtime to Komets
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 25 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-2 overtime home loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday. Forwards Tyler Drevitch and Cody Sylvester each scored goals for Wheeling (8-17-5). Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is at home against...
Ron Hextall is eager to craft a new legacy with the Penguins
First, let’s get the obvious question out of the way when it comes to Ron Hextall and the Penguins. It’s the same question that has followed him for 30-plus years and likely will follow him for another 30-plus years. Why did he, as the starting goaltender of the Philadelphia Flyers,...
Mark Madden: Here’s what has to happen for the Penguins to be legit contenders
The Penguins are 16-9-1 and have won four in a row. Can they yet be more than a borderline playoff team? Can they win a playoff series? Can they be a legit Stanley Cup contender? Hey, why not? If Steelers fans can fool themselves, so can Penguins fans. But here’s...
Anthony Angello offers Penguins some rare offense from the 4th lineVideo
The Buffalo Sabres of the mid-2000s were a perfect team for the “new” NHL. Following the 2004-05 lockout that ushered in a salary cap as well as new rules designed to promote offense, the Sabres were one of the NHL’s top teams as they had several lines of quick, skilled...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 5, Sabres 2Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-2 win against the Sabres: First things first, Penguins defenseman John Marino was scratched due to an undisclosed injury. He is “day to day” according to coach Mike Sullivan. As for the game, Evgeni Malkin kept rolling along. After that terrible 2-0 road loss to the...
Penguins beat Sabres, extend winning streak to 4
Western New York in March isn’t exactly a glamorous locale to spend a few days. There nearly are as many potholes as there are blinding snow squalls. But Mike Sullivan doesn’t mind setting up shop for a midweek excursion in Buffalo given the format the NHL has adopted for this...
Penguins reflect on a year since the NHL paused for covid-19
Mike Matheson was in a much different place exactly one year ago. Dallas, to be specific. Then a member of the Florida Panthers, Matheson was in his Dallas hotel room watching the Dallas Mavericks host the Denver Nuggets. And that’s when he realized the world was rapidly changing. During the...
Penguins finally get their crack at Sabres. Now they need to pay it off.
After months of waiting, the Penguins are finally getting their shot at the Buffalo Sabres. While the rest of the Eastern Division teams have had their crack at the lowly cellar dwellers, the Pens and Boston Bruins have not. Now it’s time for the Penguins to make the most of...
After slow start to season, Tristan Jarry proving his ‘No. 1 goalie’ worth to Penguins
The resurgence of Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry coincides with former NHL All-Star goalie Ron Hextall taking over as the team’s general manager. In the seven games Jarry played before the Feb. 6 announcement of Hextall’s hiring, Jarry had the NHL’s second-worst save percentage (.857) and fourth-worst goals-against average (3.95)....
Penguins notes: Finally, a new opponent in Sabres
Over the past six weeks, the Pittsburgh Penguins have faced four different opponents. Thursday, for the first time since Jan. 28, a Penguins faceoff won’t come up against the New York Islanders (six meetings in that time), Washington Capitals (four meetings), New York Rangers (four) or Philadelphia Flyers (three). Thursday’s...
Penguins’ Mark Friedman back at practice; John Marino absent
The Pittsburgh Penguins gained one defenseman but lost another Wednesday, at least by way of practice participation. John Marino was absent from Wednesday’s session at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township. But Mark Friedman was back on the ice with teammates, appearing to be in a full participatory...
